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BHY to SAW: distance & flight time
Beihai (Beihai Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
4,749 mi
7,643 km · 4,127 nm
9h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,749 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 47m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BHY — Beihai Airport · Beihai, China
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BHY
- ZHA · Zhanjiang Airport72 mi away
- NNG · Nanning Wuxu Airport103 mi away
- HAK · Haikou Meilan International Airport134 mi away
Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BHY from SAW?
The flight distance from Beihai (BHY) to Istanbul (SAW) is 4,749 miles (7,643 km, 4,127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHY to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 47m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Beihai and Istanbul?
Istanbul is 5 hours behind Beihai.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BHY to SAW?
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